Contributed by Jason Shull and Chris Galfano Innovation is the engine of the commercial drone industry. Advances in autonomy, ...

Patent protection provides inventors with exclusive rights to their inventions for a period of time, if they disclose their invention to the public with sufficient detail, and if the invention is new ...

“As the person whose name is on the patent application, you are ultimately responsible for the content and form of the drawings that are submitted.” While it has been said that the how and why of ...

The well covered Apple v. Samsung litigation highlighted the power of design patents and the potentially large profit disgorgement damages available for them. Like utility patents, design patents can ...

The legal system in the United States provides several venues for securing the protection of a design. The appearance of a product can potentially be protected by the following types of IP right: ...

“Unfortunately, not nearly enough individuals and companies are seeking design patent protection. In 2019, for example, there were 46,847 design patent applications filed, which represents 7.01% of ...